Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SIEGE OF C] A.n Ex-Confederate's San Diego ( The annual Convention of the Con federate Association, held this week in the historic City of Charleston, has revived memories of my last visit to that typical Southern city. It was during the last few days of the siege, and everything around indioated that there had l een "a hot time in the old town." The historian has finished his ac* count of the civil war, and the soldier has written Ms book of peril and ad ;': Tenture in the field, but so far no one bas told the full story of what Charles ton suffered and endured during the long years of strife, nor how Sumter was held and defended in a manner to excite the admiration even of those most earnestly engaged in the attempt to possess her. When the war began the citizens of Charleston divided with the Confede rate Government; within a year they divided again. Before the war was two years old? silverware was being t melted up, church hells sent to the cannon foundry and every family mak ing sacrifices in some direction. When t?ie Confederate Government / . wanted lead the water pipes of Char - teston were torn out of house and street and contributed to the extent ' of 70,000 pounds. When iron was wanted the gas pipes were cheerfully parted with. Every house was a tem porary hospital, and every household felt it a duty to divide its provisions j and bedding with the men who were I fighting for the Confederacy. The rich of Charleston did not speculate j on the misfortune of the poor. Instead of buying in clothing and provisions to sell again at an advance, they clubbed together to fit out whole companies of soldiers and batteries of artillery. Bichmond took up the rails of street car lines and sent them to the Confederate foundry, but Charles ton stripped herself of everything and gave it to the cause she espoused. One blockade runner took $85,000 worth of ladies' jewelry to Nassau and exchanged the lot for $32,000 worth of flhoes and clothing for Confederate soldiers. Valuable watches, diamonds and jewelry of all kinds were sent North by secret agents and were ex changed for drugs for sick soldiers. Bedding,, carpets and crockery were taken from the finest houses and sent to equip Confederate hospitals, and . that without a demand having been made for even a blanket. The first shell from Gill more's "Swamp Angel," located five miles away, struck a building near the Post office and exploded with a crash that turned 5,000 people out of bed. Those who heard the horrible screams of the great shell as it came over the waters of the bay will never forget the sound. In five minutes a second one came, but this one failed. By the time the third one arrived all Charleston was awake .and full of alarm and horror. That was the beginning of a siege which has no parallel in American warfare? Pay after day, week after week, month after month, with only intervals of a few hours at a time for the v guns to cool or some more tobe made, the bombardment continued. Grant did not care to injure Peters burg. Gillmore would have wiped Charleston off the face of the earth if be had been able, i The first night's experience was ?sough to arouse the city to action. Not a building in the lower part of the city was safe from the big shells loaded with Greek fire. Under the advice of the chief of the fire depart ment every house kept a ready supply of water on hand, in barrels and other vessels. In some districts bodies of minute-men were formed, who would rush to the spot where a shell fell and quickly subdue the flames in case a fire was started. The business streets were all paved with cobblestones. These stones were taken up and dumped into the sea, and it was a wise precaution. Scores cf shells fell upon the streets and buried themselves in the saud and exploded without dam age. By and by the people became used to the situation, and seemed to go to bed without any more fear than would have been shown in New York. While the street cars ceased to run, all other business was transacted as usual, and during the hottest fire of the siege men were loading vessels at the wharves, various factories were run ning, and children were playing io the parks. Federal history pictures Charleston in ruins, and filled with woe and desolation within thirty days after Gillmore opened fire. As a mat ter of fact, business was not suspended a single hour. While a few families left the oity, others came in, and aftei the first fortnight the shells were looked upon as a matter of course. Probably not more than thirty inhab itants were killed by the missiles di rect, and both of their big fires hue their origin in other causes. Ai Charleston began-proud, haughty imperious and defiant-so she remain rIARLESTON. Reminiscences of the 3nt. Cal.) Union. ed to the last, and when evacuated the Southern Confederacy was drawing its last, breath of life. * * * * * * American history will yet recognize th? defence of fort Sumter as the most gallant and determined a?t in the history of this nation. Wrested from Major Anderson in 1861, it did not receive a shot from the Federals until April, 1863, and then occurred the first trial of the monitors. The defeat seemed to place the Federal Government on its mettle, and pre parations were at once entered into to attack Charleston on every side. The grogramme included the oocupation of Folly and Morris islands, and the re duction of Sumter by gradual approach and steady pounding. Up to September 5 Fort Sumter had been struck 5,634 times by all the missiles known ia warfare. From the 28th to the 10th of October 1,115 shots were fired by the ironclads; from October 28 to November 2 there was fired a total of 5,565 shots. On the 2d the monitors fired slowly at long range, and every one of the 140 shots struck the fort. At this time the Federals gain?d a foothold on the lower end of Morris Island, and erected a strong battery, from which the fort could be reached. At the close of the 122d day of the siege there had been fired at Sumter : Shots. From land batteries.1,803 From monitors. 471 From monitor schooners.1,467 .Total.2,741 Of this number 2,052 struck the fort with more or less damage and the others passed over. From the 7th of April, 1863, to the last day of November, the same year, the Federals threw 18,000 shot at Sumter, 7,800 of which missed, after that date no record was kept of the number. Day in and day out, night and day for 360 days, the Confederates kept an accurate account of every shot which hit or missed, and made a re port of the nature of the projectile. When the war was closed Fort Sumter was nothing but a huge pile of brick and stone heaped up as if a great wall had fallen. Underneath this debris was a Confederate garrison with only two cannon, hut still strong enough to beat off every attack by small boats. The records of war for a thousand years cannot furnish another such case, During the siege the flag-staff was shot away 122 times and eighty men lost their lives in replacing it. Nothing was left of the fort but the lower bomb-proofs. The debris was in some places twenty-five feet thick. Since the War the Government has spent over a million dollars there. It was under constant fire over 500 days, and was assaulted again and again, and yet it fell into Federal hands only after Sherman's movements made its evacuation a matter of policy, JOHN COLLIS MOOBE. San Diego, May 13, 1899. A Prominent Doctor Speaks. He is not talking about medical ethics, quite the contrary. The sci entist is eager to grasp truth in what ever field it may be found, and the fact that Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy is so meritorious calls forth from him a testimonial : "Chipley, Ga., August 4, 1894. Dr. C. O. Tyner, Atlanta, Ga.: I think it is due you that I should say that Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy has done more for me than all other pre parations that I have tried. I think it is a valuable remedy for chronic dyspepsia and indigestion. It has cured me. I hope you may be able to cure all dyspeptics. They are legion. DR. Q. T. RUSSELL. For sale by Wilhite & Wilhite. Sample bottle free on application to Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy Co., Atlan ta, Ga. - A young hopeful sat in the win dow a long time the other night dur ing a thunder-storm, and contemplated the scene with a wise look on his face. Then he turned to his mother and said : "Mamma, the angels are scratching matches on the sky." Bad management keeps more people in poor circumstances than any other one cause. To be successful one must look ahead and plan ahead so that when a favorable opportunity presents itself he is ready to take advantage of it. A little forethought will also save much expense and valuable time. A prudent and careful man will keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house, the shiftless fellow will wait until necessity compels it and then ruin his best horse going for a doctor and have big doctor bill to pay, besides; one pays out 25 cents, the other is out s hundred dollars and then wonders why neighbor is getting richer while he getting poorer. For sale by Hill Drug Co. - An exchange says the wise mar 38 away from home to do his lectur og. True, and he often goes bomt gets his lecturing. If your stomach is disordered, bow s irregular, and you don't sleep wei! need Prickly Ash Bitters. It i> effective in removing this coud i . Sold by EvaDS Phurmacy. New Uses For Corn. Farmers in the corn belt may not be aware of the fact, but it is, never theless, true that the manufacture of i the new smokeless powder promises to benefit them extensively. The Brit ish government closed a contract last j fall with the Standard distilling com pany of Chicago, for the immediate delivery of 124,000 gallons of distilled spirits at Montreal, with an intima tion that it would want 450,000 more in a short time. The spirits ordered were for use in the manufacture of smokeless powder. The Japanese gov ernment has recently ordered 9,000 barrels of spirits for the same purpose, and has given notice of large future requirements. Our own government has recently ordered 10,000 barrels, and further orders will follow. Hence forth smokeless powder will be exten sively used in civilized warfare, and in the manufacture of this powder dis tilled spirits play a prominent part, thus opening up a new and quite ex tensive market for American corn. In the light of these facts, the prep arations of Great Britain and the con stant rumors of a great European war take on a local and personal interest to every western corn grower. An extensive war among the great Euro pean nations would have a marked ef fect upon the market for spirits and for corn, as the whole world is to a large extent dependent upon America for this ingredient of smokeless pow der, and this powder is a necessity in warfare. This use for corn coupled with the foreign demand for a cheap food article, which is increasing rapid ly, practically assures the farmer a fair price for his staple : but other new demands of equal importance should not be overlooked. The num ber of articles of commerce that are now being made from corn has reached twenty-nine, and every particle of the grain is at present turned into some useful product. The glucose sugar refining companies alone manufacture this number of products ar>d the num ber of bushels of corn consumed by .their factories in the United States reaches well into the millions. The following is a list of the pro ducts now being manufactured from corn without the use of any other com ponent material : Mixing glucose, of three kinds, used by refiners for table syrups, brewers, leather manufacturers, jelly makers, fruit preservers and apothecaries. Crystal glucose, of four kinds, used by manufacturing confectioners. Grape sugar, of two kinds, used by brewers and apothecaries. Anhydrous sugar, used by cotton and paper mills. ' Powdered starch, used principally by baking powder manufacturers, and also by cotton and paper mills. Pear starch, used by cotton and pa per mills. Refined grits, used in the place of brewer's grits ; they are giving better results. Flourine, used by mixers of flour without detriment except as to the feeling that a corn product is taking the place of a wheat product. Four kinds of dextrine, used by fine fabric makers, paper box makers, mu cilage and glue makers, apothecaries and many industries requiring a strong adhesive agent. Corn oil, used by table oil mixers, lubricating oil mixers, manufacturers of fiber, shade cloth manufacturers, paint manufacturers, and in many similar industries where vegetable oils are employed. Corn oil cake, gluten feed, chop feed, and gluten meal, all cattle feeding stuffs of a very high grade and capa ble of being scientifically fed with su perior advantages. Rubber substitute, a substitute for crude rubber and very extensively used. Corn germ, the material from which the oil and cake are obtained. British gum, a starch which makes a very adhesive medium, and is used by textile mills for running their col ors, as well AS by manufacturers who require a very strong adhesive medium that contains no trace of acid. Granulated gum, which competes with gum arabic, is used successfully in its place, and finds a ready prefer ence by reason of the absence of any offensive odor. Probably the most important in the above list of products, is rubber sub stitute, the substance which Chicago chemists have recently brought to per fection. This new rubber, made from the waste of ordinary yellow corn, will cheapen the price of rubber goods 25 per cent. Corn rubber must be com bined with an equal quantity of Para rubber to give it general utility. Twenty chemists have been employed at the Chicago refinery for a year in bringing this new rubber to perfection. The greatest difficulty has been tc make a product that would resist heat At last the chemists have developed a quality of corn rubber tnat will bend, stretch, and show all the resiliency of the best Para, which is the standard of commerce. In the manufacture of glucose' part of the corn, about 5 pei cent., could not be utilized. This waste is what will be transformed inte the new substitute fnr rubber. Coro rubber has almost the same appear' auct' HS the ordinary reddish brown india rubber. Oil of corn, from which principally the rubber is made, does not oxidize readily. Its tendency to ward oxidation is one of the principal defects of india rubber. The chemists who have been working on the corn rubber declare this to be an enormous advantage for the new product. Ar ticles manufactured from it will al I ways remain pliable and not crack. It is calculated that corn rubber can be sold at six cents a pound. It can be adapted to neariy all the uses to which ordinary rubber is put, from bicycle tires to linoleum.-New York Sun. What Women are Doing. Figures furnished by the United States bureau of statistics which pre sumably are obtained from reliable sources, show that there are more than 3,500,000 women wage-earners in this country. Few persons would have supposed that there were so many, and the number is steadily increasing. The variety, as well as the extent, of the employments of women is surpris ing. The report referred to gives the following interesting information on this point: "Female teachers and professors number 250,000, exclusive of teachers of music who are 34,519 strong and 10,000 artists and teachers of art. "There are 1,143 women clergymen. "Journalists number 888, with 2, 725 authors and literary persons. "Of chemists, assayeis and metal lurgists there are two score, lacking one. "Lawyers who are not men are 208. .'Female detectives are 279 in num ber. "Only two women have been discov ered who are veterinary surgeons. 'In Texas a woman has the contract for carrying the mail from Kifle to Serirnal Hall. "Georgia has a woman mail carrier ; she travels a 40-mile route tri-weekly. This young woman also manages a farm. c;The chamber of commerce, Cincin nati, has a restaurant ran by three Scotch women, and they clear about $15,000 yearly, although their annual rental is $5,000. "In New Orleans, one of the finest orchestras is composed entirely of wo men. "Packing trunks is a St. Louis wo man's industry. "A conservatory and rose garden in ?lmira. N. Y., is owned a ;d managed by a woman. "At the Young Women's Christian Association, Philadelphia, two young women are in charge of the elevators. "Women writ-servers are employed with success. "Buffalo has a woman contractor, who is also a quarry owner. She is the only female member of the build ing exchange. 'A Jersey City woman supports herself by raising mint. "The woman manager of a Califor nia insurance company is credited with t?e largest salary paid to any woman-$10,000 a year. "A French Canadian girl is making her bread by cobbling shoes at Lewis ton, Me. A successful ranch owner in Kan sas is a woman. There is a saying to the effect that .iu Kansas there is no interest, no profession, no trade and no deal without a woman in it. "In Boston are two large advertis ing agencies, the members of both firms being women and all their em ployes women." - According to a high authority, cold water is a valuable stimulant LC many, if not all, people. Its action on the heart is more stimulating than brandy. It has been known to raise the pulse from 76 to over 100. FORA THOROUGH CLEANSING; BUILDlM OFYOUR WHOLE SYSTEM TAKE POWERFUL BUT HARMLESS Admiral Schley at Salt Lake. SALT LAKE, UTAH, May 28.-Rear Admiral Schley arrived here to-day from Denver. At Provo, Utah, he was met by a reception committee, headed by Governor Wells and other promi nent citizens. A large and enthusiastic crowd greeted the party at the railway sta tion. This afternoon the Admiral and party attended the services at the Tabernacle. The regular services were suspended for special services in his honor. After music by the Taber nacle choir, a short sermon was preach ed by Dr. Talmage. At the conclusion of the service Rear Admiral Schley was escorted to the pulpit, and, after shaking hands with the Church officials, made a short speech. He said in part: "This is the first time in my life that I have ever been in the interior of this great empire of ours, and I have abundant proof and reason now to understand how it is that we have grown to such a mighty nation. "In the war through which we have just passed I think it has been worth all the blood that has been shed and all the money that has been spent to have learned our own power, and to have taught it to other people. An other impression learned has been that the lines which divided us here tofore have all been dissipated, and in the war just ended the North and the South, the East and the West have stood in that brotherhood and in that readiness to die for the best flag in the world, supported and protected by the best people, because they believe in God's presence in everything." The Admiral and party were driven through the principal streets to the home of George Wallace, whose guests they will be during their stay in the city. _ _ Nothing equal to Prickly Ash Bit ters for removing that sluggish bilious feeling, so common in hot weather. It creates strength, vigor, appetite and cheerful spirits. Sold by Evans Phar macy. - Some young ?men would get along better if they had less point to their shoes and a little more to their con versation. ff ALL WOMEN JJlNE-TENTHS of all the pain andslcknessfrom which women suffer is caused by weakness or derangement in the organs of menstruation. Nearly always when a woman ls not well these organs are affected. But when they are strong and healthy a woman is very seldom sick. Is nature's provision for the regu lation of the menstrual function, lt cures all "female troubles." It ls equally effective for the girl in her teens, the young wife with do mestic and maternal cares, and the woman approaching the period known as the " Change of Life." They all need lt. They are all benefited by it. For adrice in cues requiring special directions, address, givlnir symptoms, the "Ladles' Advisory Department.'* Th? Chittanoota Medicine Co.. Chitts? noon. Tenn. **** THOS. i. COOPER, Tupelo, MM., ttys! 1 My litter luflerod from vary Irregular ind painful menatruotlon ind doctors coola not relieve her. Wino of Cardo! entirely cored nar and alto helped my mother through too Chingo ot Ufa." If you want Bargains go to. CHEAP JOHN'S, The Five Cent Store. IF you war e SHOES cheap go to Cheap John's, the Five Cent Store. For your TOBACCO and CIGARS it's the place to get them cheap. Schnapps Tobacco. 87*0. Early Bird Tobacco. 37 i c. Gay Bird Tobacco. 35c. Our Leader Tobacco. 27?Jc. Nabob's Cigars. lc. eaoh. Stogies.4 for f>c. Premio or Habana.3 for 5c. Old Glory. be. a pack. Arbuckle's Coll?e lie. pound No. ii Col?ee 9c pound. Soda 10 lbs. for 25c. Candies Gc. per pound. CHEAP JOHN is ahead in Laundry and Toilet Soaps, Box and Stick Blue in fact, everything of that kind. Good 8-day Clock, guaranteed for five years, $1.95. Tinware to beat the band. JOHN A. HATES. w. a MCGEE, SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE- liront Ejoro, over Fermera and Merchant? Bank ANDERSON, SS. C. F-h ft. 1898 33 Notice to Creditors. ALL persona having claims against the Estate of Mrs. Mary E Vandi ver, deceased, are hereby notified to pre sent them to the undersigned, properly proven, within the t.rae prescribed by law. N. E. SULLIVAN, Ex'x. May 31,1899 49 3 The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been -in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature ot* - and lias been made under his per (jP ^j^/^j^-^- sonal supervision since its infancy. v#c^V^f J<C??CJU44 Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex periments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing- Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm? and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething- Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep? The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of - The Kind You HOT Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMMItV, TT MURRAY BTU CET. NEW YORK CfTV. To the Unshod, Bare-oacked, . j and Hungry Population : I HEAR us for oar cause, for our (?use ia your cause. It is unseemly for a grea and powerful nation to shake from its feet its sandals, to divest itself of its clothing and to scrape the bottom of tbe flour barrel in its efforts to eke out a living on ' blackberries and melons. We are no Filipinos. What,, then, shall ye wear and wherewithal shall your appetites be clothed? Verily, if ye would walk in pride, like the strutting peacock, ye must FEEL like strutting. No man putteth on a paper-bottom Shoe, clotheth himself in shoddy raiment and eateth black Flour goetb out to parade himself as a "good feeler." But he that wears our all-leather $1.00 Shoes, buys onr Standard Dry Goods and eats only Dean's Patent Flour, is a hummer with chin-whiskers, and his name shall be Rockefeller, Mathuselah or '-something better." We'll SAVE YOU MONEY and a peek of trouble. DEAN & RATLIFFE, THE BARGAIN PRINCES. Parties owing us for FERTILIZERS will please call in and give Notes for ... .u ULU.L1 -"BMVSBM?HtfaOE same at once MOLASSES, MOLASSES. IF you need a Barrel of- Molasses you can't afford to buy until you have seen us. We have just received a big lot-all grades-and know we can please you in both quality and price. Also, new lot of Shoes, Dry Goods and Notions That we will seil cheap, and we have a few Shoes and other Goods that we are still selling at 50c. and 75c. on tbe dollar Here are only a few prices : Muscovado Molasses. 33?c. per gallon. Good Molasses. 12*c. per galloD. Good Coffee. ll lbs. for $1.00. 40c Tobacco in 10 lb. Caddies for.30c. Jeans Pants.40c Shirts. 15c. FLOUR, CORN, MEAT, LARD, Etc., AT BOTTOM PRICES. Yours for Business, MOORE, ACKER & CO., EAST 8IDE PUBLIC SQUARE-CORNER STORE. FREE CITY DELIVERY. FOB .... Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses* Tobacco/ A.nd Cigars, ; COME TO J. C. OSBORNE,^*" South Main Street, below Bank of Anderson, Phone and Free Delivery. W. H. Harrison's Old Stand. YOU CANT JUDGE A SAUSAGE BY ITS ULSTER ! Neither can you fix the value of a BICYCLE by its Enamel. SENSIBLE people want SAFE BICYCLES, and safe Bicycles must have the best material, the most careful construction, and must be made by people who know how-makers who have learned by experience. We can interest careful people in the construction of CRESCENT AND VIKING BICYCLES, If they will give. ua.the .opportunity. We'll show what goes into them, and explain why they are better than others. Come and see us. Sulllra Hardware Co. Headquarters for everything in the line of Bicycle Sundries and Fittings. W. w. SULLIVAN, Manager Bicycle Department.